MINNESOTA ROOTS: A LEADERSHIP CAREER IN SMART HOME TECH

Honored to be invited to speak to the Willmar Rotary Club on my life, career highlights, and leadership roots in Willmar, Minnesota where I grew up in a family and surrounded by people that were hard-working, honest, kind, driven, and full of character and integrity.

ABSTRACT: In this presentation, Mark Benson shares about the global impact that Samsung and SmartThings are making in the lives of millions through smart home technology and experiences. Also, Mark shares his personal story of growth into leadership and the roots that he formed in west centeral Minnesota centered on core values of trust, honesty, integrity, kindness, and hard work. Mark shares how these roots have formed his leadership style and approach, and are in turn having a significant impact on the company he leads and the hundreds of millions of US homes that he impacts every year.